diff --git a/vp8/common/onyxd.h b/vp8/common/onyxd.h
index 140dc57288790a42aff4570fc0605da3bf66d03f..cf16a26da1ea95befbce07b771fce4ada67b311e 100644
--- a/vp8/common/onyxd.h
+++ b/vp8/common/onyxd.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ extern "C"
 #include "vpx_scale/yv12config.h"
 #include "ppflags.h"
 #include "vpx_ports/mem.h"
+#include "vpx/vpx_codec.h"
 
     typedef void   *VP8D_PTR;
     typedef struct
@@ -54,8 +55,8 @@ extern "C"
     int vp8dx_receive_compressed_data(VP8D_PTR comp, unsigned long size, const unsigned char *dest, INT64 time_stamp);
     int vp8dx_get_raw_frame(VP8D_PTR comp, YV12_BUFFER_CONFIG *sd, INT64 *time_stamp, INT64 *time_end_stamp, vp8_ppflags_t *flags);
 
-    int vp8dx_get_reference(VP8D_PTR comp, VP8_REFFRAME ref_frame_flag, YV12_BUFFER_CONFIG *sd);
-    int vp8dx_set_reference(VP8D_PTR comp, VP8_REFFRAME ref_frame_flag, YV12_BUFFER_CONFIG *sd);
+    vpx_codec_err_t vp8dx_get_reference(VP8D_PTR comp, VP8_REFFRAME ref_frame_flag, YV12_BUFFER_CONFIG *sd);
+    vpx_codec_err_t vp8dx_set_reference(VP8D_PTR comp, VP8_REFFRAME ref_frame_flag, YV12_BUFFER_CONFIG *sd);
 
     VP8D_PTR vp8dx_create_decompressor(VP8D_CONFIG *oxcf);
 
diff --git a/vp8/decoder/onyxd_if.c b/vp8/decoder/onyxd_if.c
index 4845cd076ab7cfbe7f057391adc2e83aeb1416b4..9de5ce2c4172e50a722fa11f0a837004d138d3d2 100644
--- a/vp8/decoder/onyxd_if.c
+++ b/vp8/decoder/onyxd_if.c
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ void vp8dx_remove_decompressor(VP8D_PTR ptr)
 }
 
 
-int vp8dx_get_reference(VP8D_PTR ptr, VP8_REFFRAME ref_frame_flag, YV12_BUFFER_CONFIG *sd)
+vpx_codec_err_t vp8dx_get_reference(VP8D_PTR ptr, VP8_REFFRAME ref_frame_flag, YV12_BUFFER_CONFIG *sd)
 {
     VP8D_COMP *pbi = (VP8D_COMP *) ptr;
     VP8_COMMON *cm = &pbi->common;
@@ -146,16 +146,27 @@ int vp8dx_get_reference(VP8D_PTR ptr, VP8_REFFRAME ref_frame_flag, YV12_BUFFER_C
         ref_fb_idx = cm->gld_fb_idx;
     else if (ref_frame_flag == VP8_ALT_FLAG)
         ref_fb_idx = cm->alt_fb_idx;
-    else
-        return -1;
+    else{
+        vpx_internal_error(&pbi->common.error, VPX_CODEC_ERROR,
+            "Invalid reference frame");
+        return pbi->common.error.error_code;
+    }
 
-    vp8_yv12_copy_frame_ptr(&cm->yv12_fb[ref_fb_idx], sd);
+    if(cm->yv12_fb[ref_fb_idx].y_height != sd->y_height ||
+        cm->yv12_fb[ref_fb_idx].y_width != sd->y_width ||
+        cm->yv12_fb[ref_fb_idx].uv_height != sd->uv_height ||
+        cm->yv12_fb[ref_fb_idx].uv_width != sd->uv_width){
+        vpx_internal_error(&pbi->common.error, VPX_CODEC_ERROR,
+            "Incorrect buffer dimensions");
+    }
+    else
+        vp8_yv12_copy_frame_ptr(&cm->yv12_fb[ref_fb_idx], sd);
 
-    return 0;
+    return pbi->common.error.error_code;
 }
 
 
-int vp8dx_set_reference(VP8D_PTR ptr, VP8_REFFRAME ref_frame_flag, YV12_BUFFER_CONFIG *sd)
+vpx_codec_err_t vp8dx_set_reference(VP8D_PTR ptr, VP8_REFFRAME ref_frame_flag, YV12_BUFFER_CONFIG *sd)
 {
     VP8D_COMP *pbi = (VP8D_COMP *) ptr;
     VP8_COMMON *cm = &pbi->common;
@@ -168,20 +179,32 @@ int vp8dx_set_reference(VP8D_PTR ptr, VP8_REFFRAME ref_frame_flag, YV12_BUFFER_C
         ref_fb_ptr = &cm->gld_fb_idx;
     else if (ref_frame_flag == VP8_ALT_FLAG)
         ref_fb_ptr = &cm->alt_fb_idx;
-    else
-        return -1;
-
-    /* Find an empty frame buffer. */
-    free_fb = get_free_fb(cm);
-    /* Decrease fb_idx_ref_cnt since it will be increased again in
-     * ref_cnt_fb() below. */
-    cm->fb_idx_ref_cnt[free_fb]--;
+    else{
+        vpx_internal_error(&pbi->common.error, VPX_CODEC_ERROR,
+            "Invalid reference frame");
+        return pbi->common.error.error_code;
+    }
 
-    /* Manage the reference counters and copy image. */
-    ref_cnt_fb (cm->fb_idx_ref_cnt, ref_fb_ptr, free_fb);
-    vp8_yv12_copy_frame_ptr(sd, &cm->yv12_fb[*ref_fb_ptr]);
+    if(cm->yv12_fb[*ref_fb_ptr].y_height != sd->y_height ||
+        cm->yv12_fb[*ref_fb_ptr].y_width != sd->y_width ||
+        cm->yv12_fb[*ref_fb_ptr].uv_height != sd->uv_height ||
+        cm->yv12_fb[*ref_fb_ptr].uv_width != sd->uv_width){
+        vpx_internal_error(&pbi->common.error, VPX_CODEC_ERROR,
+            "Incorrect buffer dimensions");
+    }
+    else{
+        /* Find an empty frame buffer. */
+        free_fb = get_free_fb(cm);
+        /* Decrease fb_idx_ref_cnt since it will be increased again in
+         * ref_cnt_fb() below. */
+        cm->fb_idx_ref_cnt[free_fb]--;
+
+        /* Manage the reference counters and copy image. */
+        ref_cnt_fb (cm->fb_idx_ref_cnt, ref_fb_ptr, free_fb);
+        vp8_yv12_copy_frame_ptr(sd, &cm->yv12_fb[*ref_fb_ptr]);
+    }
 
-    return 0;
+   return pbi->common.error.error_code;
 }
 
 /*For ARM NEON, d8-d15 are callee-saved registers, and need to be saved by us.*/
diff --git a/vp8/vp8_dx_iface.c b/vp8/vp8_dx_iface.c
index e0f4c0a9655786394d23e453b89a99f55273d891..d74dc87bcdc52c685a1832d648e59ad19115e6ce 100644
--- a/vp8/vp8_dx_iface.c
+++ b/vp8/vp8_dx_iface.c
@@ -588,8 +588,7 @@ static vpx_codec_err_t vp8_set_reference(vpx_codec_alg_priv_t *ctx,
 
         image2yuvconfig(&frame->img, &sd);
 
-        vp8dx_set_reference(ctx->pbi, frame->frame_type, &sd);
-        return VPX_CODEC_OK;
+        return vp8dx_set_reference(ctx->pbi, frame->frame_type, &sd);
     }
     else
         return VPX_CODEC_INVALID_PARAM;
@@ -610,8 +609,7 @@ static vpx_codec_err_t vp8_get_reference(vpx_codec_alg_priv_t *ctx,
 
         image2yuvconfig(&frame->img, &sd);
 
-        vp8dx_get_reference(ctx->pbi, frame->frame_type, &sd);
-        return VPX_CODEC_OK;
+        return vp8dx_get_reference(ctx->pbi, frame->frame_type, &sd);
     }
     else
         return VPX_CODEC_INVALID_PARAM;